George C. Sharpe of Regina writes:

I have, since I first took up residence here in 1982, always advocated for public transit service to the Regina airport. Over the years I have had the Regina Airport Authority “in my corner,” so to speak.

It is a fact that more than 1,000 people work at the Regina airport, and it would be a great advantage for them to have this service. Most of them are not in what you would call even average-wage jobs. It would only take an extension of one route to provide this service.

The recent decision to not provide transit service to the airport in 2018, by the manager of transit services, is a decision that is regressive and lame. It is time to consider this not as a “business model” but rather as an essential public service.

The wishes of the management and workers at YQR must finally be considered, and the city should not be swayed by “special interests.”

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